Resource mobilization for local development base in Cologne, Uruguay, through institutional strength

Communities in Colonia lack sufficient resources to secure needed development funding.

Asociacin Civil Fondo Regin Colonia (FRC) mobilizes local resources and provides grants for projects that encourage community participation and exchanges among local organizations and mobilize local, national, and international resources from the public and private sectors.

At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to unlock private, public, and community resources for grassroots development in Uruguay.

FRC?s activities strengthen grassroots organizations through education and training and build peer-to-peer learning and action networks.

This grant is part of our broader initiative to encourage innovative and entrepreneurial thinking to expand local resources for grassroots development.

Amendment FY 22 This amendment provides FRC with additional funding of US$104,000 and 24 months to organize two additional calls for proposals to expand partnerships with local and national businesses to foster community philanthropy, and generate new contacts with state-owned companies. As part of this amendment, FRC is mobilizing an additional $207,300 in counterpart resources to the grant agreement.

Amendment FY 24 This amendment provides an additional $147,300 to Fondo Regin Colonia to support grassroots organizations and youth leaders in Colonia through subgrants that support their development initiatives, strengthen itself as an institution, and promote partnerships, networks, and a culture of giving.

As part of the amendment, the grantee is mobilizing an additional $258,000 to the grant agreement.